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Brief Encounter
a British film by David Lean made in 1945, from a play by Noel Coward. It is a love story, about a housewife and a doctor, who fall in love but then decide to separate. It is remembered especially for the romantic scenes in a railway station and is known for its realism and artistic filming.
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